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Herconomy expands right into a fintech startup with new choices for African girls

Herconomy expands right into a fintech startup with new choices for African girls

Herconomy’s pre-seed raise is one for the history books. Last year, the startup shocked the tech ecosystem with its funding story. Within 24 hours of an Instagram post by its founder, Ife Durosimi-Etti, the community-based…

MTN and Telkom acquisition talks stall after Rain merger provide

MTN and Telkom acquisition talks stall after Rain merger provide

According to Bloomberg, MTN Group’s talks to buy South African mobile network operator Telkom SA  have stalled following a merger proposal from data-only mobile network operator Rain. Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg stated that negotiations about…

Digital Nomads: From Nigeria to Germany with a €30,000 pay reduce

Digital Nomads: From Nigeria to Germany with a €30,000 pay reduce

Moving from a third-world country to a developed country has its perks, and millions are taking advantage of it. For professionals, moving to a developed country might mean exposure to more opportunities and provide them…

Nigeria’s oil metropolis needs to tax ride-hailing drivers

Nigeria’s oil metropolis needs to tax ride-hailing drivers

On August 21, a Sunday, Akpesiri, a Bolt driver in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers state in southern Nigeria, woke up to an email notification inviting Bolt drivers to a meeting with state officials at…

Find out how to purchase cryptocurrency in Nigeria

Find out how to purchase cryptocurrency in Nigeria

For a couple of years, cryptocurrency has been a hot topic in Nigeria. Even if you’ve not been keeping up with trends, you’ve most likely heard someone talking about it. If you’re considering investing in…

Angel Community Botswana is backing firms to assist diversify Botswana’s economic system

Angel Community Botswana is backing firms to assist diversify Botswana’s economic system

In 1967, a year after Botswana gained independence, diamond company De Beers discovered the Orapa kimberlite field located about 240km west of Francistown in north-central Botswana, in southern Africa. The diamond mine discovery triggered an…

Egyptian financing platform FlapKap pronounces $3.6 million seed spherical

Egyptian financing platform FlapKap pronounces $3.6 million seed spherical

Egyptian revenue-based financing platform FlapKap announced the close of its $3.6M seed round which includes participation from investors Bolt by QED,  Nclude, Outliers, and A15. In a statement from Flapkap, the company stated that it…

The proposal: will you be my co-founder?

The proposal: will you be my co-founder?

game By Ngozi Chukwu Oct 13, 2022 Image source: Techcabal Get the best African tech newsletters in your inbox TC Daily Next Wave Events Weekender More from this author game Picdoku: How are you? Ngozi…

Museveni passes Uganda’s controversial Laptop Misuse Invoice

Museveni passes Uganda’s controversial Laptop Misuse Invoice

A month after the Ugandan parliament passed the controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has signed it into law. The announcement was made today, Thursday October 14, by the Presidential Press Unit…

Tips on how to screen-record on iPhone and Android in 2022

Tips on how to screen-record on iPhone and Android in 2022

Recording the display on your iPhone is helpful in many contexts. You can use it to capture an Instagram video you find interesting and want to share on your Facebook or WhatsApp. Whatever the reason,…

Can the world’s largest tech present assist the Maghreb tech ecosystem break even?

Can the world’s largest tech present assist the Maghreb tech ecosystem break even?

GITEX, the world’s biggest tech show, is coming to Africa in May 2023, and Marrakech, the Moroccan city of luxury, is the destination. On Tuesday, during the ongoing GITEX Global event in Dubai, the vice…

Google companions with Coinbase to just accept crypto funds

Google companions with Coinbase to just accept crypto funds

Following its announcement to establish a Google Cloud region in South Africa, Google has teamed up with Coinbase to facilitate payment with cryptocurrencies for its cloud services. The partnership, which was announced at Google’s Cloud…